2 cups cake flour
2 cups sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups water
4 ozs. chocolate
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking powder

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Sift flour, sugar and salt, add butter, mixing with finger tips or pastry blender to the consistency of corn meal.

Boil water and chocolate. Cool and add to butter mixture. Beat very well. Chill throughly. Add eggs, well beaten, vanilla and lastly the baking powder.

Bake in well-greased 9-inch layer tins, from 35 to 40 minutes. Cover with chocolate frosting.

Submitted by: Vincent Shenko